On another topic, a large number of voters — 61 percent to 34 percent, want an Arizona-style immigration law in their state.

The Arizona immigration law allows police to check the immigration status of those they have stopped or arrested, if they suspect the person to be in the country illegally.

Notice here that what they’re talking about is a policy that has law enforcement ask about immigration status of persons stopped, not just those placed under arrest. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that such inquiries are lawful, perhaps it’s time to bring back what was originally adopted before Chief Deane’s pointlesswhining about the cost of putting cameras in patrol cars encouraged the Board of Supervisors to modify it.

The people want it and it has the blessing of the Supreme Court. What are we waiting for?

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By making illegal aliens pay the costs of their own arrests, illegal aliens and their relatives can be ‘persuaded’ to move out of town.

I have previously suggested that it is ridiculous to have traffic fines for otherwise law-abiding citizens, and not have an ‘arrest fine’ of some amount ($100?) for offenders who violate even more serious laws. Why should we subsidize crime by paying the costs of processing arrests instead of making the perpetrator pay his own costs?

Also, if the violation occurs while in a car or house (DUI, drugs, gangs, etc), apply liens and impound the car or house until the fines (and towing fees and storage fees) are all paid.

To have such fines would deter much crime, since a major part of the arrests in Manassas are DIP (Drunk-In-Public) and another major group are people from “other” jurisdictions who hide out in the safe-haven Sanctuary City of Manassas — many are “illegals.” Such a fine would also impel relatives (a lot of illegals in the same house…) to monitor their family members, AND, tell people to stay out of town…or get out of town.

Of course, subsidizing criminal behavior and criminal defense lawyers is part of the economy that honest tax-payers have to pay. Who knows if politicians in Manassas will do anything which might require fortitude? But other jurisdictions should make the bad guys pay for their own behavior.

@Chester–When I was up on Long Island, I couldn’t believe how many “public service” commercials I heard on mainstream NY radio stations pushing EBT cards, not just the “urban” stations. I’ve never heard those on DC stations–or do I just not listen to the “right” ones?.